I'm a huge fan of Promises Promises and musical theatre in general (Stephen Sondheim is one of my other musical obssessions). Does anyone know or have a list of any performances by the original cast of PP that were done in costume or with the original staging?
I've seen (done in costume) Jerry Orbach's She Likes Basketball from the tonys that year as it's on one of the Broadway DVDs you can get that PBS routinely shows.
Being a huge fan of choreographer Michael Bennett (who went on to co direct Sondheim's Follies and of course direct Chorus Line and Dreamgirls) I've always wanted to see some of his choreography from Promises Promises and I am sure I read in a book on Bennett that it was done by the original chorus on Ed Sullivan. I have about 10 tapes of Broadway clips from Sullivan but sadly none contains this number--anyone seen this? Many other Sullivan and tony clips have turned up on youtube so I was hoping some from Promises would too but so far nothing...
(and I've never seen ANY clips from On the Flip Side although I know Sondheim's TV musical from the same ABC tv series, Evening Primrose has turned up in kinescoped bootlegs)
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Promises Promises performance clips? (and On the Flip Side)
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EricMontreal22
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On the Flip Side
If you are looking for the TV broadcast of On the Flip Side, you can find it here:
http://www.kinevideo.net/music.php
Quality is so-so but since it is very hard to find...
Regards
Fernando
http://www.kinevideo.net/music.php
Quality is so-so but since it is very hard to find...
Regards
Fernando
I'll say a little prayer 24 hours from Tulsa
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EricMontreal22
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On the Flip Side
Well, there is no other source for these TV broadcasts, and it took me a long time to find this one.EricMontreal22 wrote:Site looks completely illegal but still migth be worth checking out--it's watchable? I always wondered what that musical is like--such an odd story
It is barely watchable. The story could have been more credible without that heavenly sequence. Besides that, it was great to see the musical sequences.
I'll say a little prayer 24 hours from Tulsa
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UGH~!
Well someone on a Broadway forum informed me that the original cast performing Turkey Lurkey Time on the Tonys was uploaded to youtube! So I went http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... urkey+time only to find it listed but the link ALWREADY REMOVED--after only 2 days due to copyright violation (funny as usually they remove illegally recorded bootleg performances, but not promo clips like the ones fcrom the Tonys)
Did anyone catch it in time and save it? *win*--So frustrating--i've been trying to see this clip--as a big fan of Bacharach, the musical, Donna McKechnie and choreographer Michael Bennett for nearly 10 years now
Well someone on a Broadway forum informed me that the original cast performing Turkey Lurkey Time on the Tonys was uploaded to youtube! So I went http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... urkey+time only to find it listed but the link ALWREADY REMOVED--after only 2 days due to copyright violation (funny as usually they remove illegally recorded bootleg performances, but not promo clips like the ones fcrom the Tonys)
Did anyone catch it in time and save it? *win*--So frustrating--i've been trying to see this clip--as a big fan of Bacharach, the musical, Donna McKechnie and choreographer Michael Bennett for nearly 10 years now
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GehVorbei
Viacom Sues Google and YouTube, Seeking $1 Billion
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Viacom Inc., producer of the ``Daily Show,'' sued YouTube and owner Google Inc. for more than $1 billion for violating its copyrights, challenging the business that made YouTube the most-popular video-sharing site.
The suit, brought in federal court in New York, alleges ``massive intentional'' copyright infringement.
Viacom escalated the dispute after failing to reach an agreement over the posting of more than 150,000 shows such as ``South Park'' and ``The Colbert Report'' on YouTube. The suit, which follows court challenges by News Corp. and producer Mark Cuban, is the most aggressive action against the Web site.
``Viacom is taking a very strong stance,'' said James Goss, an analyst at Barrington Research in Chicago who has an ``outperform'' rating on Viacom. ``The issue is control over what you own. With the lawsuit, they want to draw a line in the sand as the whole process develops.''
Viacom said YouTube users have posted unauthorized clips of shows, which also include Nickelodeon's ``SpongeBob SquarePants'' and MTV's ``MTV Unplugged.'' The snippets have been viewed 1.5 billion times, Viacom said.
YouTube showed ``brazen disregard'' for copyright, Viacom said in the suit, and has ``deliberately chosen not to take reasonable precautions to deter the rampant infringement on its site.''
Google said it hasn't received the lawsuit. ``YouTube has respected the legal rights of copyright holders and believe the courts will agree,'' the company said in a statement.
Arm Twisting
YouTube, bought by Google for $1.65 billion last year, agreed in February to remove more than 100,000 Viacom clips from its Web site after the companies failed to agree on payments for use of the shows, Viacom said at the time.
``They are trying to twist YouTube's arm as much as possible to extract better economic terms,'' said Youssef Squali, a Jefferies & Co. analyst in New York who rates Google ``buy'' and said he doesn't own the shares. ``YouTube seems to be infringing on their copyrighted content and they don't like the economic split.''
More than 133 million people visited YouTube in January, 14 times more than a year ago, according to Reston, Virginia-based Web-use tracker ComScore Networks Inc.
Division
YouTube's audience is dividing broadcasters who are debating whether the benefits of added viewers outweighs the copyright infringement.
YouTube's actions ``fundamentally threatens not just plaintiffs but the economic underpinnings of one of the most important sectors of the United States economy,'' New York-based Viacom alleges in the complaint.
The suit was filed less than a week after Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said media companies will have no choice but to put their TV shows and movies on video sites such as YouTube.
``The growth of YouTube, the growth of online, is so fundamental that these companies are going to be forced to work with and in the Internet,'' Schmidt said in an interview on ``Conversations with Judy Woodruff'' at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Earlier this month, YouTube was ordered by a federal judge in Dallas to identify a user who posted films such as the new horror movie ``The Host'' distributed by Cuban. In January, News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox subpoenaed YouTube to identify the person who was uploading pirated copies of the television shows ``24'' and ``The Simpsons.''
CBS Corp., also chaired by Sumner Redstone and owner of the most-watched television network, called it a ``huge promotional vehicle.'' NBC has an agreement with YouTube and posts shows such as ``The Apprentice'' on the site.
Failures
Viacom's lawsuit says Google failed to control YouTube or force it to implement copyright-protection measures such as filters. Instead, Google has begun a feature on its own site in which a search for videos leads users to YouTube.
Viacom also accuses YouTube of implementing features that hinder the ability of copyright owners to search for their videos and taking a ``hands-off policy'' to monitoring its site.
``YouTube has the power and authority to police what occurs on its premises,'' the Viacom complaint says. ``YouTube proactively reviews and removes pornographic videos from its library, but refuses to do the same thing for videos that obviously infringe plaintiff's copyrights.''
In addition to the cash damages, Viacom wants a court to order Google and YouTube to prevent illegal videos from being posted on the site.
``This is an initial attempt to move negotiations along,'' Robert Peck, an analyst at Bear Stearns & Co. in New York, said today in a note. ``Both sides would be better served with an agreement.''
To contact the reporters on this story: Susan Decker in Washington at sdecker1@bloomberg.net ; Jonathan Thaw in San Francisco at jthaw@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: March 13, 2007 11:52 EDT
The suit, brought in federal court in New York, alleges ``massive intentional'' copyright infringement.
Viacom escalated the dispute after failing to reach an agreement over the posting of more than 150,000 shows such as ``South Park'' and ``The Colbert Report'' on YouTube. The suit, which follows court challenges by News Corp. and producer Mark Cuban, is the most aggressive action against the Web site.
``Viacom is taking a very strong stance,'' said James Goss, an analyst at Barrington Research in Chicago who has an ``outperform'' rating on Viacom. ``The issue is control over what you own. With the lawsuit, they want to draw a line in the sand as the whole process develops.''
Viacom said YouTube users have posted unauthorized clips of shows, which also include Nickelodeon's ``SpongeBob SquarePants'' and MTV's ``MTV Unplugged.'' The snippets have been viewed 1.5 billion times, Viacom said.
YouTube showed ``brazen disregard'' for copyright, Viacom said in the suit, and has ``deliberately chosen not to take reasonable precautions to deter the rampant infringement on its site.''
Google said it hasn't received the lawsuit. ``YouTube has respected the legal rights of copyright holders and believe the courts will agree,'' the company said in a statement.
Arm Twisting
YouTube, bought by Google for $1.65 billion last year, agreed in February to remove more than 100,000 Viacom clips from its Web site after the companies failed to agree on payments for use of the shows, Viacom said at the time.
``They are trying to twist YouTube's arm as much as possible to extract better economic terms,'' said Youssef Squali, a Jefferies & Co. analyst in New York who rates Google ``buy'' and said he doesn't own the shares. ``YouTube seems to be infringing on their copyrighted content and they don't like the economic split.''
More than 133 million people visited YouTube in January, 14 times more than a year ago, according to Reston, Virginia-based Web-use tracker ComScore Networks Inc.
Division
YouTube's audience is dividing broadcasters who are debating whether the benefits of added viewers outweighs the copyright infringement.
YouTube's actions ``fundamentally threatens not just plaintiffs but the economic underpinnings of one of the most important sectors of the United States economy,'' New York-based Viacom alleges in the complaint.
The suit was filed less than a week after Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said media companies will have no choice but to put their TV shows and movies on video sites such as YouTube.
``The growth of YouTube, the growth of online, is so fundamental that these companies are going to be forced to work with and in the Internet,'' Schmidt said in an interview on ``Conversations with Judy Woodruff'' at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Earlier this month, YouTube was ordered by a federal judge in Dallas to identify a user who posted films such as the new horror movie ``The Host'' distributed by Cuban. In January, News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox subpoenaed YouTube to identify the person who was uploading pirated copies of the television shows ``24'' and ``The Simpsons.''
CBS Corp., also chaired by Sumner Redstone and owner of the most-watched television network, called it a ``huge promotional vehicle.'' NBC has an agreement with YouTube and posts shows such as ``The Apprentice'' on the site.
Failures
Viacom's lawsuit says Google failed to control YouTube or force it to implement copyright-protection measures such as filters. Instead, Google has begun a feature on its own site in which a search for videos leads users to YouTube.
Viacom also accuses YouTube of implementing features that hinder the ability of copyright owners to search for their videos and taking a ``hands-off policy'' to monitoring its site.
``YouTube has the power and authority to police what occurs on its premises,'' the Viacom complaint says. ``YouTube proactively reviews and removes pornographic videos from its library, but refuses to do the same thing for videos that obviously infringe plaintiff's copyrights.''
In addition to the cash damages, Viacom wants a court to order Google and YouTube to prevent illegal videos from being posted on the site.
``This is an initial attempt to move negotiations along,'' Robert Peck, an analyst at Bear Stearns & Co. in New York, said today in a note. ``Both sides would be better served with an agreement.''
To contact the reporters on this story: Susan Decker in Washington at sdecker1@bloomberg.net ; Jonathan Thaw in San Francisco at jthaw@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: March 13, 2007 11:52 EDT
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